Chance of Faster Broadband for Steyning, Bramber and Upper Beeding

Steyning, Upper Beeding and Bramber in line to benefit from the Government’s £5 billion ‘Project Gigabit’.

17:24 12 August 2021

Steyning, Bramber and Upper Beeding are set to benefit from the Government's £5billion Project Gigabit, a scheme aimed at bringing some of the fastest broadband speeds to every part of the United Kingdom. 

 

West Sussex County Council has partnered with Virgin Media 02 and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports to connect locals to broadband speeds of up to 1.1Gbps. 

 

To make this happen, Steyning, Bramber and Upper Beeding residents are encouraged to register their interest and apply for government-based Gigabit broadband vouchers. 

 

Digital infrastructure minister Matt Warman said: “Our broadband voucher scheme is energising broadband firms to deliver ultra high-speed connections to the most hard-to-reach parts and I’m delighted to hear Virgin Media O2 has joined us and launched its first scheme in West Sussex.”

 

Rob Evans, managing director, fixed network expansion at Virgin Media O2, said: “Our mission is to upgrade the UK and this voucher scheme, combined with our continued private investment, will help to bring the benefits of next-generation digital infrastructure to harder-to reach areas.

 

“We urge residents in West Sussex to get involved and register their interest so that Virgin Media O2 can bring gigabit connectivity to West Sussex communities as quickly as possible.”